Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2026-01-30
Books mentioned on How The World Sees America, with Adam Tooze | The Ezra Klein Show
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Crashed
Discussed“What are some things you saw or some numbers and you know that that have passed through your chart book? What helps you convey the sort of portal your own thinking has gone through on China's centrality...”
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The Deluge
Discussed“I mean I felt it hanging over your book if I may. Like I thought you said I say it in the conclusion. Yeah, exactly.”
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Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
Diary of a Madman and Other Stories by Lu Xun is a foundational work of modern Chinese literature that uses psychological depth and social critique to examine societal pressures.
Recommended“Oh, so my first is um is is a Chinese classic. Not not an ancient classic, but a modern classic. arguably the first maybe the first modern Chinese novela Lucian's um diary of a madman...”
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The Southern Tour
The Southern Tour by Jonathan Chatwin is a historical and political account documenting Deng Xiaoping's influential journey through southern China in 1992.
Recommended“My second suggestion is uh is um sorry is Jonathan Chhatwin's uh book the southern tour which is uh an extraordinary account of Deniaing's uh tour of southern China in 1992...”
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Context Collapse
Context Collapse by Ryan Ruby is a unique literary work that blends poetry with historical analysis.
Recommended“And this is by a friend, a Berlin friend Ryan Ruby. um it's called Context Collapse. And it is literally a poem containing a history of poetry.”
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